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Interesting and informative isabella and Canadian news on the Americas is poor generally (except for the country just south of us) I was surprised to see how little there was re US involvement (interference?) and its impact on the nres cycle

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This is great food for thought, Isabella, and I certainly agree with the three factors you have pointed out, particularly the reasoning behind the overexposure to bad news making us less prone to engage in an issue where the coverage doesn't start with a "violent scenes" trigger warning.

While we can admit that the third factor is the most relevant, it is hard for Venezuelans to find a way to raise awareness about their crisis without having to resort to explicit imagery, which creates the next question: should they try to beat the media at their own game, or rather aim to change the rules of what's "most relevant" in the news?

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